find text within another

  1. P

    validate a character string within a cell to a list and return the value found

    I have a text string containing a person's name and need to lookup that person's name in a separate list of names to verify that the person exists in the list. I then need to then return the person's name when found in the list. For example:- Column 1: Text String Column 2: Person's Name...
    • pschroeder
    • Thread
    • find text within another return text if match validate to a list
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Excel Questions
  2. M

    Identify text within a string

    Hi, I have a cell for a T&E report that says "purchased by Smith Delta flight". I want to match the last name to a list of employees last names, ex. "Jones, Smith, Jefferson." I know I can use a find function to identify if a specific last name is in the text string. Is there a way in one...
  3. J

    IF the first word of one cell is found within the contents of another...return value A

    =IF(A2="","EMPTY",(IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(A2,B2)),"Match","No-Match"))) I currently use the above formula to find out if the contents of cell A2 are included in the cell B2. It works well when there is only 1 word in A2. When there is more than one, it tries to match the entire cell and I need it...

We've detected that you are using an adblocker.

We have a great community of people providing Excel help here, but the hosting costs are enormous. You can help keep this site running by allowing ads on MrExcel.com.
Allow Ads at MrExcel

Which adblocker are you using?

Disable AdBlock

Follow these easy steps to disable AdBlock

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Pause on this site" option.
Go back

Disable AdBlock Plus

Follow these easy steps to disable AdBlock Plus

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the toggle to disable it for "mrexcel.com".
Go back

Disable uBlock Origin

Follow these easy steps to disable uBlock Origin

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Power" button.
3)Click on the "Refresh" button.
Go back

Disable uBlock

Follow these easy steps to disable uBlock

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Power" button.
3)Click on the "Refresh" button.
Go back
Back
Top